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@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@ SlackBuild installs ydotool setuid root, but only users in the
real keyboard and mouse, it doesn't seem like a huge security risk to
let them send fake events. If this bothers you, run the script with
SETUID=no in the environment to disable it.
+
+ydotool also requires its daemon (ydotoold) to be running. It can be
+started manually, or you could start it from /etc/rc.d/rc.local with
+code like this:
+
+if [ -x /usr/sbin/ydotoold ]; then
+ /usr/sbin/ydotoold &> /var/log/ydotoold/log &
+fi